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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) FORM 10 - K 425 Winter Road Delaware Ohio ( Address of principal executive offices ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Title of Each Class Class A Common Stock Class B Common Stock For the fiscal year ended October 31 , 2021 or Commission file number : 001-00566 GREIF PACKAGING SUCCESS TOGETHER ™ GREIF , INC . ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) ( 740 ) 549-6000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) 31-4388903 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 43015 ( Zip Code ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange GEF GEF - B Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No D